Matt Nichols partial participant at Bombers practice, clouds status

Matt Nichols’ status for the Western semi-final might be up in the air.

Tuesday Winnipeg head coach Mike O’Shea said Nichols will play on Sunday, but he may not practice fully all week.

Matt Nichols is a partial participant at #Bombers practice today. He's throwing. Not much as far as feet movement. pic.twitter.com/Rh9PEZCEm0

— Darrin Bauming (@DarrinBauming) November 8, 2017

Dan LeFevour took most of the first-team reps at quarterback for #Bombers during practice today. Matt Nichols mostly a spectator

— Ted Wyman (@Ted_Wyman) November 8, 2017

Nichols hurt his calf on a non-contact play in the first quarter against the Lions and did not return in Week 19. He started 17 games for Winnipeg in 2017 and threw for 4,472 yards with a league-best 28-8 TD-INT ratio. Dan LeFevour took his place in Winnipeg’s Week 20 win over Calgary. The 30-year-old had started 30 games in a row for the Bombers.